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Zinc Ventures Limited
Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 1
- Professor Julia Mary Black 2018-2026 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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Public contracts won
1 contractFrom Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.
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CSP26674 - developing innovative methods
***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded without competition, Given the specialist nature of the requirement, the need to secure an appropriately qualified facilitator wit…
About
- What it does
- Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities; Other business support service activities n.e.c.; Post-graduate level higher education; Other education n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 31/05/2017
- Registered office
- London
Ownership
Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- Paul Graham Kirby ceased 2023-05-02
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-05-31 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Zinc Investment Management LLP
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2023-05-02
Group
- Zinc Ventures Limited
is controlled by Paul Graham Kirby
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-05-31, ceased 2023-05-02 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Paul Graham Kirby.
Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Financials
- Net assets
- £3,900,185
- Total assets
- £3,900,185
- Cash
- £164,045
- Employees
- 19
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-05-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
5 grants · £646,899 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £344,945 (3 grants)
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £301,954 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
3 directors on the board
- Saul Charles Klein Director · appointed 2018
- Paul Graham Kirby Director · appointed 2017
- Ella Goldner Director · appointed 2017
Directors past 6 years
- Saul Charles Klein Director · appointed 2018
- Paul Graham Kirby Director · appointed 2017
- Ella Goldner Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Saul Charles Klein Director · appointed 2018
- Paul Graham Kirby Director · appointed 2017
- Ella Goldner Director · appointed 2017
Left in the last 12 months
- Professor Julia Mary Black Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2026
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 10796984
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 28/02/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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